JurassicMax
Well-Known Member
The new bee-eater enclosure was opened yesterday. For now the only birds are 12 European bee-eaters, but once they have established more endangered Swiss bird species will be added (hoopoe are one likely candidate). The indoor enclosure resembles an African savanna and also houses a termite colony and separate enclosures for a few African beetle species.
Farbige Neulinge im Tierpark Bern | Tierpark Bern
Some enclosure pictures can be found here:
Wir bauen eine Anlage für die Bienenfresser | Tierpark Bern
After the moved in, they laid 4 eggs! This came as a surprise since the breeding season had ended and that this group had never bred before. In August all 4 eggs hatched, sadly only 2 young survived.
Recently 2 Namaqua doves (Oena capensis) hatched.
Sources:
Instagram of Tierpark Bern (03/09/2024)
Instagram of Tierpark Bern (05/09/2024)